November 27th

We are now in the final stages of staffing and class organisation for 2020. We will continue with the same amount of classes as this year with a few small changes to the class structure. 

Class structure is determined on what will work best with factors such as year group & gender numbers. This can be a very difficult process and a great deal of time and discussion occurs before a final decision is made. 

We will once again have a range of straight year groups and composite classes. It’s important to know that children’s learning is in no way disadvantaged from the class structure they are placed in. We work very hard to ensure that children’s learning needs are being catered for by using a range of formative assessments that tell us where students are with their learning and where they need to go next.

Our class structure for 2020 will be ……

Although most staffing is finalised, there are still a few placements to be confirmed.  Our confirmed list of staff, including teachers assigned to classes will be published in our next newsletter. Students will bring home their allocated class with their school report on Friday 13^th December.

This year we will farewell some staff…..

Mrs Jan Mickleborough will commence retirement at the end of the 2019 school year. Jan has been part of the Norwood team for 33 years and during this time has had a huge positive impact on hundreds of children…some of which I’m sure have also now seen their own children working with Jan. Jan has deeply loved her time at Norwood PS and is now looking forward to beginning the next chapter of her life.

Mrs Beverley Hooper will also commence retirement at the end of 2019. Bev has worked with a range of students throughout her 17 years at Norwood, and has ensured that our students have access to a very well-organised and structured library environment. She is now ready to move on to the next phase of her life. 

Mrs Sam Coyle, also ready for a new adventure, will be heading off to take up the position of Kindergarten teacher at Trevallyn PS. Sam has mixed emotions about this decision, but feels that the timing is just right for a change.  

Miss Amanda Summers, after a long wait, has finally gained full permanency with the DoE. This requires Amanda to make a move to a new school to begin this next stage of her career. Amanda will begin with Mowbray PS  at the beginning of the 2020 school year. 

Mrs Peta Terry has now attained flexible permanency with the DoE and has been given a full time class positon at East Launceston Primary.

We are ever so grateful for the dedication and support all of these people have given to Norwood PS. We will miss each of them and wish them the very best in each of their new adventures!

Karen 

Prep Taylor

Who: Prep Taylor

Where: QVMAG at Inveresk 

When: Monday 2nd December 

We will be leaving school promptly at 9:30am in the morning and returning back to school by 1:30pm. All students should wear their PE uniform and bring their hat and jumper. Students will also need a packed morning tea / fruit break, lunch and a large bottle of water.

We would love some parent help so if you are available and have a Working With Vulnerable People card let me know.

Thank you, Alison Taylor

Grades 3B and 3-4F

Who: 3 Barker and 3-4 Faulkner

When: Tuesday 3rd December. Leave school at 9:15am returning by lunch time.

Where: Queen Victoria Museum and Planetarium at Inveresk

We will be attending a show at the planetarium and exploring the museum’s exhibitions. All students should wear their PE uniform and hat. Students will also need a packed morning tea and a bottle of water.

Rebecca Barker and Roslyn Faulkner

Grades 3H and 4H

Who: 3 Hill and 4 Horkings

When: Wednesday 4th December. Leave school at 9:15am returning by lunch time.

Where: Queen Victoria Museum and Planetarium at Inveresk

We will be attending a show at the planetarium and exploring the museum’s exhibitions. All students should wear their PE uniform and hat. Students will also need a packed morning tea and a bottle of water.

Claire Hill and Amanda Horkings

If you would like to be parent help at our picnics please see your classroom teacher. All parent help will need to show their Working With Vulnerable People card in the days prior to the picnics. Younger siblings are not able to attend the picnics. Thank you.

Kindergarten Classes

Who: Kinder House, Kinder Leedham and Kinder Williams

Where: Heritage Forest

When: Tuesday 10th December Leave school at 9:30am and return by 2:45pm

Cost:  $5.00 to be paid to the school office

Students will need a big drink, recess and lunch. Don’t forget your jumper, hat and sunscreen. 

Lynette House, Rebecca Leedham and Melinda Williams

Prep Classes

Who: Prep Coyle/Green, Prep Taylor and Prep Walker

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 9th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 11:30am

Cost:  $5.00 to be paid to the school office

Students should wear their PE uniform and bring their hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Don’t forget to pack underwear. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Sam Coyle, Sarah Green, Alison Taylor and Tamsin Walker

Grade 1-2 Classes

Who: 1 B, 1 M, 1-2 Y, 2 P and 2's from 2-3G

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool  

When: Wednesday 11th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 11:30am

Cost:  $5.00 to be paid to the school office

Students should wear their PE uniform and bring their hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Don’t forget to pack underwear. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Terri Gibbons, Lisa McArthur, Brooke McCoy, Leonie Youdale, Laine Paulsen and Jacquie Glen.

Grade 3-4 Classes

Who: 3's from 2-3G, 3 B, 3 H, 3-4 F, 4 H and 4's from 4-5 S 

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 16th December. Leave school at 9:05am and return by 11:30am

Cost:  $5.00 to be paid to the school office

Students can wear plain clothes (no singlets or bare shoulders) and bring their school hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Don’t forget to pack underwear. The pool kiosk will be open for students to access. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Jacquie Glen, Rebecca Barker, Claire Hill, Roslyn Faulkner, Amanda Horkings and Amanda Summers

Grade 5-6 Classes

Who: 5's from 4-5 S, 5 M, 5 PW, 5-6 B, 6 D and 6 R 

Where: Riverside Swimming Pool 

When: Monday 16th December. Leave school at 11:30am and return by 3:00pm

Cost:  $5.00 to be paid to the school office

Students can wear plain clothes (no singlets or bare shoulders) and bring their school hat. They will also need bathers, towel, sunscreen, plastic bag for wet bathers, morning tea and a large drink. Don’t forget to pack underwear. The pool kiosk will be open for students to access. Students will be fully supervised by staff and pool lifeguards.

Amanda Summers, Hayley Marshall, Megan Poke, Duncan Walker, Grace Bannon, Scott Driessen and Katrina Richards

The crowd, who were allowed to watch today, thought the talent on show in the hall was great. About 200 students came to watch singing, dancing and instrumental performances. It was an appreciative audience and students of 5 Marshall tell me that the highlights were:

• Macy B singing 'When I Grow Up'
• Chloe T's jazz performance
• 'Highwayman' by Daniel S on violin
• Ethan W on keyboard

In Grade 5-6 Bannon we have been learning how to write persuasive pieces of writing. Here are two samples from our class.

English is more important than maths!!!!

I strongly agree there are many reasons for this, mine is it makes life easier, here are some reasons why.

If you don’t have English you can’t do maths because you wouldn’t be able to read, write, spell and talk.

English is all around us especially on school signs, shop labels and the 

internet like google. It helps with your vocabulary so 

you can say bigger words for mathematics.

Finally if you don’t have English you can’t talk or understand important things, like when you are supposed to go to important events. 

Emma C  

 

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars are Better than Electric

The truth is hydrogen fuel cell cars are sooo much better than electric cars and frankly electric cars are a dangerous rip-off!

Firstly electric cars can take up to 2 hours to charge every 100km! Imagine if you are going on a long trip. Do you really want to stop every 100km and wait for 2 hours? I didn’t think so!

Secondly each electric car uses 12kg of lithium which is dug out of the ground in third world countries. Mining this lithium is bad for the environment and just so you know LITHIUM IS TOXIC!!! How would you like to be digging a toxic metal from the ground on a tiny wage?

As proven by many blind people electric cars can become deadly, silent, weapons. Blind people need to be able to hear the cars coming if they don’t hear them coming they can get run over. This will not just happen to blind people it could happen to anyone. Sound is a safety precaution that electric cars don’t have.

So now you know why not to buy an electric car you may ask; “but why would I buy a hydrogen car?” Well there are so many reasons…

Firstly emissions from hydrogen fuel cell cars are low – they release mainly water vapour, which is just clouds. So even though you remove hydrogen (with electrolysis) from water and use water it all gets put back together to go again.

Fuel – they run on hydrogen (which is the most abundant and simple element in the universe) so 

you can save the planet without taking 2-hour pit stops. They are just so much better than electric cars.

Now that you know you aren’t being told the full truth by electric car companies you know they aren’t so “clean green” and never to buy an electric car!!!    

Levi

Grace Bannon

Last Friday our 5-6 classes attended the Norwood Swimming Carnival at the Riverside Pool. Terrific skills and friendly competition were on display on a day without wind.

Final results:
Waratah - 285
Wattle - 270
Banksia - 264

Congratulations to Mr Humphrey on a successful carnival.

Water Orientation will begin on Monday 2^nd December and continue through until Thursday 5^th December. The sessions are from 9:30am until 10:30am. The independence and excitement of entering the water, sharing change-rooms and looking after clothing, as well as dressing oneself after swimming will all be important experiences in preparation for the grade 3 ten day program in 2020. Students are not to wear their bathers under their uniforms to school but change prior to lessons.

On the first day, Monday 2^nd December, all students will attend to gain the pool rules and organisational structures. Over the 4 days students will attend 3 sessions each. Pool time on day 1 will be minimal.

Roster of class attendances:

Monday - All Classes                      

Tuesday -  2 Paulsen and 2’s from 2-3Glen                               

Wednesday -  2 Paulsen and 2’s from 1-2 Youdale                             

Thursday - 2’s from 2-3Glen and 2’s from 1-2 Youdale                

Invitation

To:   All members of our community who have volunteered at Norwood Primary during 2019

When:   Tuesday 10th December

Time:  10:45am - 11:30am

RSVP: by Thursday, 5th December

What an exceptional walkathon we have had in 2019. And not just because of the weather on the day but due to the community support for this Student Parliament fundraiser. 

$6000 has been raised to this point, with our highest fundraising classes being Prep Coyle/Green and 3 Barker. They will receive a complimentary piece of pizza as a thankyou.

We had over 30 students raise more than $50 for the cause. Parliament will be looking to support the playground with the money. 

Thanks to all for your support. Special mention to the following super fundraisers (raised over $70) in 2019:

Kin H - Eden B, Edward Q

Kin L - Isabella H, Ivy S

Prep C/G - Oliver S, Elise P

Prep T - Maggie C, Harrison W

Prep W - Avery S

1 M - Zach S

1-2 Y - Gabbi L, Griffin W

3 B - Ruby F, Jack M

3 H - Will S

3-4 F - Malachi E

5 P/W - Saphira W

5-6 R - Alex L

Reminder - Kinder Williams are coming to school for the Kinder End of Year Picnic on Tuesday 10th December. This means they will not be at school on Friday 13th December. 

Final day for all students kinder to grade 6 is Thursday 19th December.

Melinda Williams

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to represent Norwood at the LSSSA Swimming Carnival on Friday 29th November at the Riverside Pool. Students selected have received an information letter.   

5 M - Lachlan C, Leigh C, Sophie F, Annie H, Tom M, Matilda T, Brad W

5 PW - Lachlan F, Grace W

5 S - Daniel P

5-6B - Oscar B, Ella F, Alex L

6 D - Liam B, Olivia C, Cadel F, Rikki Lee L, Zoe P, Lincon R

6 R - Jakob A, Emily D, Toby K, Sophie T

Ben Humphrey

2019 levies are overdue, payment of these need to be finalised as soon as possible.  If you are having difficulty paying your levies please contact the School Business Manager to discuss payment options.

2020 STAS applications are now open, application forms are available from the school office. If you have been approved for STAS previously you do not need to re-apply you will be contacted directly by the Financial Assistance Unit.  If you have any questions please see one of the admin team.

Grade 5 P/W and Mr Lamb will be hosting a Christmas Assembly for the early childhood classes (Kinder-gr2) on Monday 9th December at 1:45pm.

Limited tickets are available from Theatre North Box Office at the Princess Theatre.

Performance: Thursday 28th November  

Venue: The Door of Hope

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Students to arrive: 6:00pm

Grade 5 and 6 students will attend the matinee Dance Fever performance at the Door of Hope on Thursday 28th November, 12:30pm - 2:15pm. Dance Fever performers will leave school at 11:00am.

It will be lovely to watch their classmates perform publicly. A lucky, and deserving small number of grade 4 students will be invited to join us (as we fill the bus). The canteen will be unavailable on this day.

School Banking Reward Redemptions

The last day for redeeming your tokens is Friday 29^th November. Any redemptions received after that will not be processed until next year.

Volunteers

Volunteers are required to keep the School Banking program running at Norwood Primary School in 2020. We currently meet weekly in the School Library from 9:00am Friday mornings, and it usually takes less than 1 hour to process the deposits. If you would like to help out, even if it is not every week, please drop by the Library any Friday and have a chat with one of us. You will need to have a current WWVP card.

School Banking Co-ordinators

On Tuesday December 3^rd we are walking to Regis Tasmania for a Christmas visit. We will be leaving at 10am and returning at 11:30am.

We would love some parents to walk with us. You will need a Working with Vulnerable People card.  Look forward to hearing from some available and interested parents.

Thank you, Lynette House

Friday 6th December

Girls Football v St Leonards at Windsor Park

Basketball D v Summerdale at Norwood

Basketball R v East Tamar at East Tamar

Touch Football v Summerdale at Norwood

TBall v Trevallyn at Trevallyn

Speedball B v East Tamar at East Tamar

Speedball H v Summerdale at Summerdale

Grade 6 Presentation Evening

The Grade 6 Presentation Evening will be held in the hall on Wednesday 11th December starting at 7pm.

Parents and families of our grade 6 students are invited to attend this special evening to acknowledge the students’ achievements and celebrate their child’s primary school years.

All grade 6 students need to be in full summer school uniform and meet their teachers at 6:45pm under the shade sail ready for seating and a 7pm start.     

Grade 6 Celebration Dinner

All grade 6 students have received an invitation to the celebration dinner. Date of the dinner is Tuesday 17th December at the Launceston Golf Club. RSVP by 29th November and payment is due by 13th December.

Gary Jones 

Music Summer School for 2020

'Youth Voices Program' and 'Developing Concert Band Program' targeting DoE young musicians.

The school runs from January 13th -17th 2020. Visit our website for more details and to enrol.

http://www.tbl.org.au/

Peter Quigley

School Association Meeting:

When:      Tuesday 3rd December 

Time:         7pm

Where:      Staff Room

This will be our last meeting for the year, come along to help celebrate a successful year and enjoy some nibbles and a drink after the meeting.

Some of the Topics covered, will be: Progress of our Fundraising target for the year, 2020 School Fair, New Playground discussions and the Mother’s Day Stall.

Please send all additional agenda items to norwoodpsa@gmail.com

Everyone is welcome to attend!

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